Methods and compositions for treating cancer using 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis and treatment of a cancer or cancer. Specifically, the present invention identifies the differential expression of 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 genes in tissues relating to cancer, relative to their expression in normal, or non-cancer disease states, and/or in response to manipulations relevant to a cancer. The present invention describes methods for the diagnostic evaluation and prognosis of various cancers, and for the identification of subjects exhibiting a predisposition to such conditions. The invention also provides methods for identifying a compound capable of modulating a cancer or cancer. The present invention also provides methods for the identification and therapeutic use of compounds as treatments of cancer.

1 . A method for identifying a compound capable of treating cancer, a tumorigenic disorder or an angiogenic disorder, comprising 
 i) assaying the ability of the compound to modulate 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 nucleic acid expression;    ii) assaying the ability of the compound to modulate 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 polypeptide activity; or    iii) assaying the ability of the compound to bind to a 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 polypeptide;    thereby identifying a compound capable of treating cancer, a tumorigenic disorder or an angiogenic disorder.    
     
     
         2 . A method for identifying a compound capable of modulating cellular proliferation, tumorigenesis or angiogenesis comprising: 
 a) contacting a cell which expresses 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 with a test compound; and    b) assaying the ability of the test compound to i) modulate the expression of a 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 nucleic acid; ii) modulate 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 polypeptide activity; or iii) bind to a 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 polypeptide;    thereby identifying a compound capable of modulating cellular proliferation, tumorigenesis or angiogenesis.    
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the cell is selected from a group consisting of an endothelial cell, a stromal cell, an epithelial cell, an angiogenic-tissue derived cell, and a fetal derived cell.  
     
     
         4 . A method for treating a subject having cancer, a tumorigenic disorder or an angiogenic disorder characterized by aberrant 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 polypeptide activity or aberrant 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 nucleic acid expression comprising administering to the subject a 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 modulator, thereby treating said subject having cancer, a tumorigenic disorder or an angiogenic disorder.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said tumorigenic or angiogenic disorder is selected from the group consisting of lung tumors, breast tumors, ovary tumors, colon tumors, and hemangioma.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 modulator is administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 modulator is a small organic molecule, peptide, antibody or antisense nucleic acid molecule.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 modulator is capable of modulating 2192, 2193, 6568, 8895, 9138, 9217, 9609, 9857, 9882, 10025, 20657, 21163, 25848, 25968, 32603, 32670, 33794, 54476 and 94710 polypeptide activity.